Edgar Sargsyan
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| Born | February 20, 1981 |
| Nationality | Armenian-American |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
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Edgar Sargsyan (born February 20, 1981) is an Armenian-American attorney and businessman. He was born in Armenia, which was formerly the Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia. His father was a judge and his mother was a homemaker. He attended Yerevan State University's Faculty of Law from 1997 to 2001. In 2004, he emigrated to the United States of America.[1]
Career
Sargsyan worked in various law offices throughout his career as a legal assistant until he joined Pillar Law Group as a foreign attorney partner. After obtaining his license to practice law in California he went into solo practice and founded "Sargsyan and Associates." Both law firms were based in Beverly Hills, California.
Sargsyan has been involved in various business ventures throughout his career. Notable entities he founded were Regdalin Properties, a real estate holding company, Regdalin Aviation, Regdalin Production Company and 999 Private Jet, LLC.[2]
Sargsyan owned two jets: a British Hawker 800 with tail number N888ZZ [3] and a British Gulfstream G4 XP with tail number N999SE [4].
Sargsyan was also one of the financiers of the Sharon Stone movie “All I Wish” through Regdalin Production Company.[5]
Legal troubles
The SBK Law Suit
In 2016, Lev Aslan Dermen, also known as Levon Termendzhyan, [6][7] filed a lawsuit against Sargsyan and his companies (Case #BC649108), alleging that Sargsyan embezzled around $25,000,000 and a jet from Dermen’s company called SBK Holdings, USA.
Sargsyan filed a countersuit, and eventually, in October of 2021, after an intense legal battle and a few depositions taken from Mr Dermen, The Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Honorable Dennis J. Landin dismissed the entire action and declared Sargsyan the prevailing party.[8]
Bribery Scheme
In April 2020, Edgar Sargsyan was charged and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349; two counts of giving and offering a bribe to a public official, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 201(b)(1)(C); and two counts of making false statements, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2).[9][10]
The federal agents involved in the bribery scheme were FBI Counterintelligence Special Agent Babak Broumand and Department of Homeland Security HSI Special Agent Felix Cisneros.[11][12]
HSI Agent Cisneros was convicted and sentenced to 121 months and FBI Agent Broumand was convicted and sentenced to 72 months in federal prison by United States District Court Judge Honorable Gary Klausner.[13][14]
Edgar Sargsyan testified against both federal agents during their trial.
The CA Bar Exam controversy
A day before his scheduled testimony against the former FBI counterintelligence Special Agent Babak Broumand, Mr. Sargsyan revealed that he paid his former law partner at Pillar Law Group, Henrik Mosesi $20,000 per month for several months to study and take the California Bar Exam on his behalf.[15][16]
Mr. Sargsyan no longer practices law.[17] His disbarment is still pending with the California State Bar after he pleaded guilty to five felony counts.[18]
Political contributions
Sargsyan has made political contributions to various candidates, including Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton,[19] and Donald Trump.[20]
He is known to have connections with prominent political figures such as former President pro Tempore of the California State Senate Kevin de Leon, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and current Governor Gavin Newsom.[21]
Personal life
Sargsyan is married and has three children. He has been involved in various philanthropic causes, including his support for the After-School All-Stars program, organized by its founder Arnold Schwarzenegger.[22]
References
- ↑ "Private jets and millions weren't enough for this con man. He wanted legitimacy". Los Angeles Times. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ UniBank for Sav. v. 999 Private Jet, LLC (2023, April 29) https://casetext.com/case/unibank-for-sav-v-999-private-jet-llc-3
- ↑ Registration/Tail #N888ZZ (2023, April 29) https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N888ZZ
- ↑ Registration/Tail #N999SE (2023, April 29) https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N999SE
- ↑ All I Wish, Executive Producers, IMdB (2023, April 29) https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1492705/fullcredits/producer?ref_=m_ttfc_4
- ↑ Los Angeles Businessman, Utah Fuel Plant Operators and Employees Sentenced to Prison for Billion-Dollar Biofuel Tax Fraud Scheme (2023, April 29) https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/los-angeles-businessman-utah-fuel-plant-operators-and-employees-sentenced-prison-billion
- ↑ Jury Finds Los Angeles Businessman Guilty in $1 Billion Biodiesel Tax (2023, April 29) https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/jury-finds-los-angeles-businessman-guilty-1-billion-biodiesel-tax-fraud-scheme
- ↑ Case BC642161 Sbk Holdings Usa Inc Vs Edgar Sargsyan Et Al - Trellis: Legal Intelligence + Judicial Analytics (2023, April 29) https://trellis.law/case/bc642161/sbk-holdings-usa-inc-vs-edgar-sargsyan-et-al
- ↑ Attorney Agrees to Plead Guilty to a String of Crimes, Including Paying Bribes to Two Federal Law Enforcement Officials (2023, April 29) https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/attorney-agrees-plead-guilty-string-crimes-including-paying-bribes-two-federal-law
- ↑ "Former FBI agent on trial for bribery, accused of taking $10K a month from corrupt 'lawyer'". ABC7 Los Angeles. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ Former FBI Special Agent Found Guilty of Accepting Bribes Paid by Lawyer Linked to Armenian Organized Crime Figure (2023, April 29) https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/former-fbi-special-agent-found-guilty-accepting-bribes-paid-lawyer-linked-armenian
- ↑ Former Federal Agent Found Guilty of Participating in Bribery Scheme that Brought Him Approximately $100,000 in Ill-Gotten Gains (2023, April 29) https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/former-federal-agent-found-guilty-participating-bribery-scheme-brought-him
- ↑ Former FBI Special Agent Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Accepting Bribes Paid by Attorney Linked to Organized Crime Figure (2023, April 29) https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/former-fbi-special-agent-sentenced-6-years-prison-accepting-bribes-paid-attorney
- ↑ Former Federal Agent Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Accepting Bribes to Help Figure Associated with Organized Crime (2023, April 29) https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/former-federal-agent-sentenced-more-10-years-prison-accepting-bribes-help-figure
- ↑ 11th-Hour “Lawyer” Confession Delays FBI Agent’s Trial Over Armenian Mob Leaks (2023, April 29) https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/edgar-sargsyan-confession-delays-fbi-agent-babak-broumand-trial-armenian-mob-leaks/
- ↑ "Attorney Accused of Taking Bar Exam For Mobster Colleague Remains Licensed". LAmag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ Attorney Pro: Edgar Sargsyan #308998 (2023, April 29) https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/308998
- ↑ Attorney Agrees to Plead Guilty to a String of Crimes, Including Paying Bribes to Two Federal Law Enforcement Officials (2023, April 29) https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/attorney-agrees-plead-guilty-string-crimes-including-paying-bribes-two-federal-law
- ↑ Clinton donor's dealings and murky connections questioned by watchdog group, Fox News (2023, April 29) https://www.foxnews.com/us/clinton-donors-dealings-and-murky-connections-questioned-by-watchdog-group
- ↑ Edgar Sargsyan Political Campaign Contributions (2023, April 29) https://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/edgar-sargsyan.asp
- ↑ Gavin Newsom Plans to Donate Armenian Mobster's Campaign Donations (2023, April 29) https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/exclusive-gavin-newsom-plans-to-donate-armenian-mobsters-campaign-donation/
- ↑ After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles (ASAS-LA) (2023, April 29) https://www.la-allstars.org/
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